Truck crashes into Astoria Doughboy Monument
ASTORIA, Ore. (KOIN) — A monument honoring the Doughboys of World War 1 was damaged in Astoria Thursday when a 77-year-old driver had a major
August 25, 2017
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emergency assistance
Southern Oregon Veterans Stand-Down and Employment
Southern Oregon Stand Down aims to provide Veterans with the housing and wraparound services they need to successfully exit homelessness—in just one day. Although Stand
August 24, 2017
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Post-9/11 veterans
Lake County highway renamed in honor of fallen soldier
Around Lakeview High School it is impossible for students to ignore the large memorial in her honor, nor the prestigious annual scholarship granted in her
August 23, 2017
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Military museum opens doors
The Dalles finally has a museum dedicated exclusively to the military. With thousands of veterans living in Wasco County, a museum to honor locals who
August 23, 2017
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recreation
Oregon’s outdoors help veterans cope
Oregon’s abundant public land offers diverse recreational opportunities, but for military veterans, it can provide additional benefits. Jana Waller and Jim Kinsey from Missoula, Montana,
August 23, 2017
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Korean veterans
Veterans take flight
The concept behind Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation is in the organization’s motto: “Giving back to those who have given.” The devotion inherent in the motto
August 23, 2017
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Leveraging data to provide insight into complex issues surrounding Veteran homelessness
It’s not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.” — W. Edwards Deming Deming, a well-respected
August 23, 2017
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education
An Air Force Cadet At 25: A Sign Of The Times In Higher Education
In her spotless camouflage uniform, Monica Callan stood apart from the dirty and exhausted-looking first-year cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy who had just
August 23, 2017
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emergency assistance
Survey: Fewer homeless veterans in Oregon, no change in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — Despite a pledge to end homelessness among veterans in Multnomah County, an Oregon Housing and Community Services point-in-time survey shows the number of
August 23, 2017
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veterans in crisis
Line for Life awarded exclusive national veterans contract
Portland-based crisis response nonprofit hiring additional employees to handle expected 1,200 or more calls a month from veterans seeking help Portland-based Lines for Life has
August 23, 2017
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education
Post-911 educational assistance changes
A lot of conversation was generated around innumerable veteran coffee-clutches after the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 was passed this last
August 19, 2017
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PTSD
Veteran walking to four corners of US to bring awareness to PTSD enters Medford
Medford, Ore. – On arguably the busiest weekend in Oregon for 2017, Eli Smith comes to the area for a reason other than the eclipse
August 19, 2017
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